Taking the National Security Strategy at face value, the key issue is that Europeans - excepting Orban et al - are not regarded as allies. Trump would be more comfortable cutting a deal with Russia t… (View Post)

I greatly respect the mental abilities of British voters, but I would be surprised if, on December 31st, they had anticipated the US capture of Maduro and Farage's response to it. (View Post)

They had a Danish or Greenlandic politician on Irish radio this lunchtime, and this was the thing they were grappling with. The US says they need Greenland for its defence, but they already have a mi… (View Post)

A new manager now knows they have the chance of Champions League football next season, whereas earlier on it looked like they faced a relegation battle. So perhaps they have a better chance of appoin… (View Post)

In many respects Starmer is lucky with his rivals. The most likely figures within the Cabinet - Streeting and Mahmood - are anathema to the soft-left membership. The most likely figure on the backben… (View Post)